The Brain-Spine-Machine Interfaces Lab directed by Dr. Amol Yadav works at the interface of Neuroscience and Engineering. The lab’s goal is to develop neural engineering-based therapies to treat neurological disorders and understand how disorders and injuries impact the brain-spine network … Read more
New NIH-funded program emphasizes ultrasound research commercialization This article was originally published on July 26, 2024 by NC State Engineering Communications and can be read here. Ultrasound is one of the best-known medical imaging devices. It is safe, cost-efficient and … Read more
Researchers have established a suite of parameters that can be determined using ultrasound to quantitatively measure different physical characteristics of the lung. The researchers also demonstrated that the parameters can be used to accurately diagnose and assess the severity of … Read more
Researchers in the Benhabbour Laboratory and their collaborators were nominated and selected for the Charles C. Shepard Science Award for 2024. Their research, published in 2023 in Nature Communications, was titled “Ultra-Long Acting in-situ forming implants with Cabotegravir protect female … Read more
The Sode Lab uses biomolecular engineering to create molecules and develop biosensing technologies for application in health care management. The laboratory focuses on creating theranostic biomolecules and biodevices that recognize, sense and diagnose health-related conditions. Research in the Sode Lab … Read more
Matthew Fisher, associate professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering and principal investigator of the Translational Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, was awarded a 5-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Arthritis … Read more
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of North Carolina announced the winners of the 2023-2024 Creativity Hubs seed funding awards This article was originally published by UNC Research. The following excerpt has been selected for … Read more
Our primary research focus is on the design of nonlinear and adaptive control algorithms for functional electrical stimulation (FES) and rehabilitation robots. In one of the projects, we are designing control algorithms that coordinate FES and a powered exoskeleton that … Read more
Joseph Burclaff, research assistant professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, was recently awarded the 2024 AGA-Bristol Mayers Squibb Research Scholar Award in inflammatory bowel disease through the American Gastroenterological Association. Burclaff was selected for this prestigious award for … Read more
Researchers have developed synthetic platelets that can be used to stop bleeding and enhance healing at the site of an injury. The researchers have demonstrated that the synthetic platelets work well in animal models but have not yet begun … Read more
